SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement
”), is entered into and made
effective as of September____, 2008, by and between Vortex
Resource Corp. (the “ Company ”), and
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund,
Luxembourg (the “ Secured Party
”).
WHEREAS, the Company shall issue and sell to the Secured
Party, as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated the
date hereof between the Company and the
Secured Party (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”),
and the Secured Party shall purchase up to Two Million Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000) of secured promissory
notes (the “ Notes ”), which shall be
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $.001 (the “ Common Stock ”) (as
converted, the “ Conversion Shares ”), for a
total purchase price of Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($2,750,000);
WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the
transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Notes, the Pledge Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement, each as
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively referred
to as the “ Transaction Documents ”), the
Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in
and to the pledged collateral identified on Attachment 1
hereto until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein
below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATIONS
The above recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this
reference.
Section 1.2. Interpretations .
Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended
or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the
Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason
hereof.
Section 1.3. Obligations Secured .
The obligations secured hereby are any and all
obligations of the Company now existing or hereinafter incurred to
the Secured Party, whether oral or written and whether arising
before, on or after the date hereof including, without limitation,
those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes, and Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to
the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder
(collectively, the “ Obligations ”).
ARTICLE
2.
PLEDGED COLLATERAL,
ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND TERMINATION OF
SECURITY INTEREST
Section 2.1. Grant of Security Interest
.
1. As security for the Obligations, Company hereby
pledges to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a security
interest in all right, title and interests of Company and its
subsidiaries in and to the property described in Attachment 1
hereto, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time
acquired (collectively, the “ Pledged Collateral
.”).
(a) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge,
file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any documents
reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security
interest in the Pledged Collateral. Simultaneously with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make,
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such
documents and instruments, including, without limitation, financing
statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the
Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to
effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the
security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Collateral,
and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as
secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
Section 2.2. Rights; Interests; Etc.
(a) So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter
defined) shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the Company and its subsidiaries shall be
entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent
with the terms hereof; and
(ii) the Company and its subsidiaries shall be
entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or made in
respect of the Pledged Collateral.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default:
(i) All rights of the Company and/or its
subsidiaries to exercise the rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof
and to receive payments which it would otherwise be authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof
shall be suspended, and all such rights shall thereupon become
vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon have the sole right
to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as Pledged
Collateral such payments; provided, however , that if the
Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise its
right to realize on the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured
Party, or held by Company and/or its subsidiaries for the benefit
of the Secured Party and paid over pursuant to
Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against any
outstanding Obligations; and
(ii) All interest, dividends, income and other
payments and distributions which are received by the Company and/or
its subsidiaries contrary to the provisions of
Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for
the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other
property of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and shall be
forthwith paid over to the Secured Party; or
(iii) The Secured Party in its sole discretion shall
be authorized to sell any or all of the Pledged Collateral at
public or private sale in order to recoup all of the outstanding
principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the Notes as
described herein
(c) Each of the following events shall constitute a
default under this Agreement (each an “ Event of
Default ”):
(i) any default, whether in whole or in part, shall
occur in the payment to the Secured Party of principal, interest or
other item comprising the Obligations as and when due or with
respect to any other debt or obligation of the Company to a party
other than the Secured Party;
(ii) any default, whether in whole or in part, shall
occur in the due observance or performance of any obligations or
other covenants, terms or provisions to be performed under this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents;
(iii) the Company and/or its subsidiaries shall:
(1) make a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; (2) apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or
similar official for itself or any of its assets and properties;
(3) commence a voluntary case for relief as a debtor under the
United States Bankruptcy Code; (4) file with or otherwise
submit to any governmental authority any petition, answer or other
document seeking: (A) reorganization, (B) an arrangement
with creditors or (C) to take advantage of any other present
or future applicable law respecting bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, readjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution
or liquidation; (5) file or otherwise submit any answer or
other document admitting or failing to contest the material
allegations of a petition or other document filed or otherwise
submitted against it in any of the proceedings set forth in this
Section 2.2(c)(ii) under any such applicable law, or (6) be
adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent
jurisdiction; or (iii) any case, proceeding or other action shall
be commenced against the Company for the purpose of effecting, or
an order, judgment or decree shall be entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction approving (in whole or in
part) anything specified in
Section 2.2(c)(ii) hereof, or any receiver, trustee,
assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or other official
shall be appointed with respect to the Company and/or its
subsidiaries, or shall be appointed to take or shall otherwise
acquire possession or control of all or a substantial part of the
assets and properties of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and
any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in effect for any
period of thirty (30) days.
ARTICLE
3.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT;
PERFORMANCE
Section 3.1. Secured Party Appointed
Attorney-In-Fact .
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact,
with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in
the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute
any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, to receive and collect all instruments made
payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the
Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge
for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for,
settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the
Pledged Collateral as and when the Secured Party may determine. To
facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors
and obligors on any Pledged Collateral or Pledged Collateral to
make payments directly to the Secured Party.
Section 3.2. Secured Party May Perform
.
If the Company fails to perform any agreement
contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses
of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be
included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the
Company under Section 8.3.
ARTICLE
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 4.1. Authorization; Enforceability
.
Each of the parties hereto represents and
warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
Section 4.2. Ownership of Pledged Collateral
.
The Company warrants and represents that it is
the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral free and
clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or
encumbrance except for the security interest created by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
5.
DEFAULT; REMEDIES;
SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL
Section 5.1. Default and Remedies .
(a) If an Event of Default described in
Section 2.2(c)(i) or (ii) occurs, then in each such
case the Secured Party may declare the Obligations to be due and
payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company, and
upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately
due and payable. If an Event of Default described in
Sections 2.2(c)(iii) or (iv) occurs and is
continuing for the period set forth therein, then the Obligations
shall automatically become immediately due and payable without
declaration or other act on the part of the Secured
Party.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Secured Party shall: (i) be entitled to receive all
distributions with respect to the Pledged Collateral, (ii) to
cause the Pledged Collateral to be transferred into the name of the
Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged
Collateral, and (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the
Pledged Collateral then held by the Secured Party.
Section 5.2. Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Collateral:
Other Remedies .
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, in
addition to any rights and remedies available at law or in equity,
the following provisions shall govern the Secured Party’s
right to realize upon the Pledged Collateral:
(a) Any item of the Pledged Collateral may be sold
for cash or other value in any number of lots at brokers board,
public auction or private sale and may be sold without demand,
advertisement or notice (except that the Secured Party shall give
the Company ten (10) days’ prior written notice of
the time and place or of the time after which a private sale may be
made (the “ Sale Notice ”)), which notice period
shall in any event is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable.
At any sale or sales of the Pledged Collateral, the Company may bid
for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral
and, upon compliance with the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit
and dispose of the same without further accountability to the
Secured Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments,
waivers, certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be
supplied such further information and take such further action as
the Secured Party reasonably shall require in connection with any
such sale.
(b) Any cash being held by the Secured Party as
Pledged Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Secured
Party in respect of, sale of, collection from, or other realization
upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral shall be applied as
follows:
(i) to the payment of all amounts due the Secured
Party for the expenses reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it
pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to the payment of the Obligations then due and
unpaid.
(iii) the balance, if any, to the person or persons
entitled thereto, including, without limitation, the
Company.
(c) In addition to all of the rights and remedies
which the Secured Party may have pursuant to this Agreement, the
Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies provided by
law, including, without limitation, those under the Uniform
Commercial Code.
(i) If the Company fails to pay such amounts due
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing,
then the Secured Party may institute a judicial proceeding for the
collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such
proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same
against the Company and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to
be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of
Company, wherever situated.
(ii) The Company agrees that it shall be liable for
any reasonable fees, expenses and costs incurred by the Secured
Party in connection with enforcement, collection and preservation
of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be
deemed included as Obligations secured hereby and payable as set
forth in Section 8.3 hereof.
Section 5.3. Proofs of Claim .
In case of the pendency of any receivership,
insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relating to
the Company or the property of the Company or of such other obligor
or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether the
Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or
by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured
Party shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of
the Obligations), subject to the rights of Previous Security
Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount
of the Obligations and to file such other papers or documents as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal fees
and expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured
Party permitted hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such
judicial proceeding), and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to
distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authori